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Patrick Carman is the award-winning author of many books for young adults and children. He grew up in Salem, Oregon, and graduated from Willamette University. His birthday is February 27th, 1966. He spent a decade living in Portland, where he worked in advertising, game design, and technology.

Patrick Carman has been a life long writer and storyteller. He writes books for young adults and children for Scholastic and Little Brown Books For Young Readers. His bestselling series work includes The Land of Elyon, Atherton, Elliot’s Park, 39 Clues, and Skeleton Creek. Mr. Carman’s books have been translated into approximately two dozen languages.

Mr. Carman spends his free time supporting literacy campaigns and community organizations, fly fishing, playing basketball and tennis, doing crosswords, watching movies, dabbling in video games, reading (lots), and (more than anything else) spending time with his wife and two daughters.

For more information about the author, please visit the frequently asked questions section of this site.

Organizations Patrick Carman supports:

• www.wallawallakidsread.com – Patrick Carman’s Annual author festival, serving thousands of kids every spring
• www.agros.org – Land, Hope, Life.
• www.one.org – Join the fight against extreme poverty

3 Comments

1. Leslie says:

   March 3, 2010 at 6:30 pm

   ohh sorry i like to type if i knew sooner than i would have said happy b-day on the twenty seveth of febuary

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2. danny says:

   March 1, 2010 at 10:30 am

   hi my name is danny whats yours?
   will you be my friend?

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3. RYearby says:

   January 19, 2010 at 2:07 pm

   Does Mr. Carman consider skyping with Book Club or small classes? If so, is there a charge?

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